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Consumo de drogas de síntesis en estudiantes de secundaria del Principado de Asturias (España)

2003; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.20882/adicciones.445

2604-6334

J. Fernández Ludeña, Esteban Álvarez Fresno, Roberto Secades‐Villa, J.M. Jiménez García, Álvaro Cañada Martínez, Ignacio Donate Suárez, José Ramón Fernández Hermida, G. Vallejo Seco,

Smoking Behavior and Cessation

The objective of this study is to analyze the situation of designer drug use in young people in Asturias (northern Spain), and to identify the variables related to the consumption of these substances. The sample was made up of 1597 students from secondary schools in this Autonomous Region. Results show that 8% of the young people interviewed had consumed designer drugs at some time, 7% had taken them during the previous year and 4.7% had used them during the previous 30 days. Prevalence of use increased with age, and males consumed more than females. Variables related to consumption are, among others, poor academic performance, tolerant attitudes towards drugs, living with only one parent, strained relations with family, and drug use by friends and family members. These results point to considerable growth in consumption of these substances among the adolescent population in Asturias, and suggest the need for strategies to halt this increase.